Biological control and biomass valorization of an invasive aquatic plant: Insights and practices from stakeholders managing the species in Portugal

Preprint ARPHA Preprints https://doi.org/10.3897/arphapreprints.e155614 (15 Apr 2025) https://doi.org/10.3897/arphapreprints.e155614 (15 Apr 2025) Other versions: - Preprint InfoPreprint Info - CiteCite - MetricsMetrics - CommentComment - RelatedRelated - CitedCited ARPHA Preprints doi: 10.3897/arphapreprints.e155614 First posted 15 Apr 2025 Authors Ana Sofia Marcos Nunes - Corresponding author Centre for Functional Ecology, Associate Laboratory TERRA, Department of Life Sciences, University of Coimbra, Calçada Martim de Freitas, 3000-456 Coimbra, Portugal | Research Centre for Natural Resources Environment and Society (CERNAS), Polytechnic University of Coimbra, Coimbra Agriculture School, Bencanta, 3045-601 Coimbra, Portugal, Coimbra, Portugal Centre for Functional Ecology,University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal Escola Superior Agrária de Coimbra, Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal Conflict of interest The authors have declared that no competing interests exist. Supporting agencies UID/BIA/04004/2013 - Centre for Functional Ecology UID/AMB/00681/2013 - Research Centre for Natural Resources, Environment and Society - CERNAS This is an open access preprint distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.